Nigeria, U.S., Mexico Top List of Leaders in Global Reduction of Gas Flaring - World Bank THISDAYLIVE: Nigeria
Two other countries, Kazakhstan and Colombia, stand out for consistently reducing flaring volumes in the last seven years, the report indicated, according to the report.
The World Bank's GGFR data revealed that progress in reducing gas flaring resumed in 2022, with flared gas worldwide falling by five billion cubic metres to 139 bcm, its lowest level since 2010. "We continue to encourage all oil producers to seize opportunities to end this polluting and wasteful practice."
"In addition to the overall reduction in flare volume, global flaring intensity--the amount of flaring per barrel of oil produced-- also fell to its lowest level since satellite data began, due to the five per cent increase in oil production in 2022.
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